sikker
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, sikor, from Proto-Germanic *sikuraz (“free, secure”), from Latin sēcūrus (“secure, unworried”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sekər/, [ˈseɡ̊ɐ], [ˈseɣɐ]
Adjective
sikker
- safe, secure
- sure, certain
Inflection
Inflection of sikker | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | sikker | sikrere | sikrest2 |
Neuter singular | sikkert | sikrere | sikrest2 |
Plural | sikre | sikrere | sikrest2 |
Definite attributive1 | sikre | sikrere | sikreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms
- sikkerhed
- usikker
References
- “sikker” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שיכּור (shiker), from Hebrew שִׁיכֺּור (šikkōr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.kər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sik‧ker
- Rhymes: -ɪkər
Adjective
sikker (comparative sikkerder, superlative sikkerst)
- Alternative form of sjikker.
Inflection
Inflection of sikker | ||||
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uninflected | sikker | |||
inflected | sikkere | |||
comparative | sikkerder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | sikker | sikkerder | het sikkerst het sikkerste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | sikkere | sikkerdere | sikkerste |
n. sing. | sikker | sikkerder | sikkerste | |
plural | sikkere | sikkerdere | sikkerste | |
definite | sikkere | sikkerdere | sikkerste | |
partitive | sikkers | sikkerders | — |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.
Adjective
sikker
- (informal, dated) sure, certain
Synonyms
- (of an event) öruggur
- (of a person) viss
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.
Adjective
sikker (masculine and feminine sikker, neuter sikkert, definite singular and plural sikre, comparative sikrere, indefinite superlative sikrest, definite superlative sikreste)
- safe, secure
- sure, certain
Derived terms
- brannsikker
- frostsikker
- idiotsikker
- selvsikker
- sikkerhet
- skuddsikker
- usikker
References
- “sikker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪkːɛr/
Adjective
sikker (neuter singular sikkert, definite singular and plural sikre, comparative sikrare, indefinite superlative sikrast, definite superlative sikraste)
- safe, secure
- sure, certain
Derived terms
- brannsikker
- frostsikker
- idiotsikker
- usikker
References
- “sikker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.